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Diocese of Lindi

Dioecesis Lindiensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Wolfgang Pisa, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop
  • Bruno Pius Ngonyani, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Name Changed: 17 October 1986
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Songea
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Tanzania, United Republic of
  • Square Kilometers: 67,000 (25,878 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, P.O. Box 435, Lindi, Tanzania
  • Telephone: (023)220.2490
  • Fax: 220.2274

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Nachingwea
5 August 1963ErectedTerritorial Abbey of Ndanda (Tunduru, Masasi, and Nachingwea west of Mnero) Diocese of Nachingwea (erected)
9 July 1964Territory AddedArchdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam (Liwale) Diocese of Nachingwea
17 October 1986Territory LostDiocese of Nachingwea (Tunduru and Masasi (except Ndanda and Chigugu)) Diocese of Tunduru-Masasi (erected)
Diocese of Lindi
17 October 1986Name ChangedDiocese of Nachingwea Diocese of Lindi
18 November 1987Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Lindi (from Dar-es-Salaam)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Nachingwea
196935,000275,00012.7%126271,29642913ap1971
198056,457572,0009.9%1017272,091362618ap1981
Diocese of Lindi
199095,984665,74014.4%3311442,181137026ap1991
1999125,485853,92714.7%436492,56074926ap2000
2000126,586854,93014.8%454492,58355126ap2001
2001129,286856,45515.1%486542,39486026ap2002
2002120,547750,00416.1%462482,51136026ap2003
2003128,500791,30616.2%463492,62246026ap2004
2004128,438791,30616.2%483512,51845826ap2005
2013131,067914,58714.3%391403,27616028ap2014
2016132,200821,50616.1%371383,47815729ap2017
2019135,410820,73616.5%352373,65926029ap2020
2021138,970835,63616.6%341353,97016029ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Nachingwea
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 56, Page 501, and Page 502
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 56, Page 769, and Page 770
  • Diocese of Lindi
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 79, Page 1,436, and Page 1,437

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